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CONTENTS

                                                                                           

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Preface by the Translator	ix
Methodological Introduction by the Translator	xiii
The Biography of Han Fei TzŬ by SsŬ-ma Ch`ien	xxvii
Preface to "The Complete Works of Han Fei TzŬ with Collected Commentaries" by Wang Hsien-ch`ien	xxxi
Foreword to "The Complete Works of Han Fei TzŬ with Collected Commentaries" by Wang Hsien-shen	xxxv
BOOK ONE
CHAP.
I. The First Interview with the King of Ch`in: A Memorial	1
II. On the Preservation of Han: Issue between Han Fei and Li SsŬ	13
III. On the Difficulty in Speaking: A Memorial	23
IV. On Favourite Vassals: A Memorial	28
V. The Tao of the Sovereign	30
BOOK TWO
VI. Having Regulations.	36
VII. The Two Handles	46
VIII. Wielding the Sceptre	51
IX. Eight Villainies	62
BOOK THREE
X. Ten Faults	69
BOOK FOUR
XI. Solitary Indignation	97
XII. Difficulties in the Way of Persuasion	106
XIII. The Difficulty of Pien Ho	113
XIV. Ministers Apt to Betray, Molest, and Murder the Ruler	116
BOOK FIVE
XV. Portents of Ruin	134
XVI. Three Precautions	142
XVII. Guarding against the Interior	145
XVIII. Facing the South	150
XIX. On Pretensions and Heresies: A Memorial	156
BOOK SIX
XX. Commentaries on Lao TzŬ's Teachings	169
BOOK SEVEN
XXI. Illustrations of Lao TzŬ's Teachings	207
XXII. Collected Persuasions, the Upper Series	228
BOOK EIGHT
XXIII. Collected Persuasions, the Lower Series	244
XXIV. Observing Deeds	258
XXV. Safety and Danger	260
XXVI. The Way to Maintain the State	265
XXVII. How to Use Men: Problems of Personnel Administration	269
XXVIII. Achievement and Reputation	275
XXIX. The Principal Features of Legalism	278
BOOK NINE
XXX. Inner Congeries of Sayings, the Upper Series: Seven Tacts	281